Studies on the interlanguage of Arab EFL Learners: An overview

Abstract

This study reports on a recent bibliography titled The interlanguage of Arab learners of English: A preliminary annotated bibliography. The bibliography, carried out over the last few years by the writer of this paper is now available on the home page of the International Journal of Arabic-English Studies (IJAES) at www.ijaes.org. In particular, the study highlights the type and nature of the studies listed in the bibliography through providing representative titles and sources. It also discusses the types of problems encountered in the process of compiling the bibliography. In this context it suggests, albeit briefly, a system for listing Arabic surnames of authors adopted in the bibliography, which may minimize the problem of referencing and documentation. © 2007, Versita. All rights reserved.